THE Rootcrops-Buco Mucho dessert recipe of Tanjay City and Pamplona town’s Kamias Cooler drink both won in this year’s food fest ‘Buglasan Lutong Garbo’ that featured healthy desserts and drinks last October 1 at the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.
Along the dessert category, Sta. Catalina’s Pichi-Pichi got second place and Squash Patty Honey-Bugnay Glaze of the municipality of Siaton placed third.
For drinks, Valencia’s Hamog Valenciana and Organic Juice of Sta. Catalina placed second and third, respectively.
This year’s culinary competition between local government units was focused on healthy desserts and drinks.
Cheryle Rosales, first prize winner, presented her dessert with tasty sweet and creative way of cooking with mix root crops, coco milk, eggs in a caramel.
Rosales received P6,000 cash and a trophy from the Lutong Garbo Committee led by Chairperson Sylvia Uy.
Lilibeth Cabalida of Santa Catalina and Genesis Gabriel Arsulo of Siaton also received cash of P4,000 and P3,000 and trophies, respectively.
For drinks category, first prize winner Carlito Calda got P4,000, second placer Eutiquio Tenorio Jr. from Valencia took home P3,000, and third placer Lilibeth Cabalida received P2,500 cash.